Iraq & Kurdistan Regulations Library

Every approval flag, fee line and prohibited-goods rule at a Kurdistan border crossing traces back to a small set of published documents. This library keeps the originals in one place, links each to the office that issued it, and adds a short summary of the parts that matter to an importer or exporter. If you are reading a tariff line for the first time, start with the guide to the eight approval flags.

How to use these documents

• Look up the HS line, duty value and rate in the tariff calculator; the approval flags are read off the KRG tariff itself, and the guide tells you what each one asks for.
• For the procedure at the border — documents, sequence, who signs — read the customs clearance guide.
• For which crossing serves your lane and which customs system it runs, use the border crossings map.

Official service pages

• Customs clearance of exported / imported goods (services.gov.krd, MOF-21, last updated 18-03-2024): service time 25–35 minutes if the directorate works in an orderly way, otherwise 1–2 hours — a generic time, not specific to trucks, and it leaves out the scanner and the laboratory. Inspection fee as printed there: $17 for a large truck, $9 for a 2-tonne truck (the page was last updated in 2024 and may predate the 2026 changes). Office hours 08:30–14:30. General Directorate of Customs, Erbil (Manara quarter): kurdistancustoms@gmail.com and kurdistancustoms@yahoo.com.
• First registration of an imported vehicle (services.gov.krd, MOI-20, last updated 20-05-2024): registration within 60 days of the contract; the plate is issued 3–4 hours after the inspection form. Conditions: the vehicle was imported legally at a KRG border, a manifest, an electronic contract. Provincial Traffic Police directorates are open 08:00–15:00 (Erbil: 066188).